Bethlehem College, Ashfield NSW

Bethlehem College has a wonderful and well earned reputation for being at the forefront of girls’ education. In fact, Bethlehem was the first girls’ school to have science labs! Fast forward now for a peek into the future and you will see that passion for education and the wellbeing of the young women in our care is still alive and well. Bethlehem is continuing to push the boundaries to provide the very best in education for young women.

Underpinning Bethlehem’s educational strategies is an understanding of each individual student and their academic and emotional needs and an understanding of what skills they will need to succeed in the future. Some of the educational initiatives we have added to our curriculum to meet these needs include a Global Capabilities & Entrepreneurship program, an Instructional Specialist in the key area of Literacy, a Pathways & Partnerships Program, a dedicated Numeracy program, Chinese, Japanese & Italian languages electives and participation in the Tournament of the Minds & Titration Chemistry Competitions. However, initiatives and programs cannot work without enthusiastic students who are able to think critically, be creative and take responsibility for their own learning.

At Bethlehem we find that our girls are happy girls who want to be at the College with their teachers and friends. They use words such as exciting, interesting, refreshing and stimulating to describe their days. They desire and expect to operate with autonomy and choice and at Bethlehem we allow students to have a voice in their learning. Our leadership and wellbeing programs work side by side to develop independent, creative thinkers and confident young women who are ready to take their place in the world beyond Bethlehem.